Systemic Metronidazole May Not Reduce Posthemorrhoidectomy Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 446-455

  Wanis, Kerollos Nashat ^a   Emmerton Coughlin, Heather M ^a   Coughlin, Shaun ^a   Foley, Norine ^b   Vinden, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Hemorrhoidectomy; Meta analysis; Metronidazole; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN SEVERITY; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETURN TO WORK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEB OF SCIENCE; CONVALESCENCE; HEMORRHOIDS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TIME FACTOR;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85015373776     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000792     Document Type: Article

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